CVE-2003-0127
N/A
Published: March 18, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The kernel module loader in Linux kernel 2.2.x before 2.2.25, and 2.4.x before 2.4.21, allows local users to gain root privileges by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (20)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-020.0.txtMailing Listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0134.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDE
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301461726555&w=2Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-088.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-098.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200303-17.xmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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